Earthly Possessions

Earthly Possessions

You can't always choose your traveling companion.

R 1999 · 98 min · ★ 6.0 · Crime, Drama, Romance, TV Movie

A bored homemaker planning to run away from her minister husband is taken hostage in a bank robbery. However, she sees the thrill in being involved in the chase and becomes an accomplice to the young robber.

Directed by James Lapine

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Cast

Susan Sarandon Charlotte Emory
Stephen Dorff Jake Simms, Jr.
Margo Martindale Libby
Boyd Gaines Announcer
Deborah Rush Heidi Anderson
Jay O. Sanders Zack Emery
Alice Drummond Old Woman in Jalopy
John Christopher Jones Marvel Hodge
Elisabeth Moss Mindy
Danielle Ferland Baby Whitehead
Joanne Lamstein Miss Perth (uncredited)

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